Born in East L.A.
“A comedy bordering on insanity.”
1987•R•1h 24m•5.8•Released
Comedy
Rudy, an American of Hispanic descent, whose south-of-the-border looks show him no mercy during an immigration raid in a migrant worker factory. As his luck goes, he is caught with neither money nor his ID and is deported to Mexico - without speaking a word of Spanish!
Director
Cheech Marin
Writer
Cheech Marin
Revenue
$17M
Languages
English, Spanish
Studio
Universal Pictures
Cast
Cheech Marin
Rudy
Daniel Stern
Jimmy
Paul Rodríguez
Javier
Jan-Michael Vincent
McCalister
Kamala Lopez
Dolores
Alma Martinez
Gloria
Tony Plana
Feo
Eddie Barth
Lester
Lupe Ontiveros
Rudy's Mother
Ronald G. Joseph
Tattoo Prisoner
Noble Willingham
Border Patrol Sergeant
Sal Lopez
What's Happening Boy
Del Zamora
What's Happening Boy
Mike Moroff
Thug #2
Eloy Casados
Thug #1
Production
Company
Universal Pictures
Company
Clear Type
Producer
Peter Macgregor-Scott
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